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. >> the insecurity is getting worse in nigeria. these are the parents of more than 200 teenage schoolgirl still missing after being abducted last month. they're probably being held by the same islamist extremist group. their relatives are angry the government has not done enough to rescue the girls. at the bomb site, forensic teams have come to help with the investigation. feeling vulnerable, many want to know what is being done to prevent another attack. this is all happening in a very worrying a time. to holde city is due the world economic forum next week with heads of state coming from all over the world. with relentless violence in the remote northeast and a bomb blast, perhaps it's time for everyone to admit the extent of the crisis in nigeria. will ross, bbc news, abuja. >> nigeria's government under pressure. as violence flared in nigeria, the scale of conflict in south sudan is gaining international attention. fighting has largely broken down on ethnic lines. they have left thousands dead stop it has led to the comparisons
. >> the insecurity is getting worse in nigeria. these are the parents of more than 200 teenage schoolgirl still missing after being abducted last month. they're probably being held by the same islamist extremist group. their relatives are angry the government has not done enough to rescue the girls. at the bomb site, forensic teams have come to help with the investigation. feeling vulnerable, many want to know what is being done to prevent another attack. this is all happening in a very...
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really here in nigeria there are people angry with the government. maybe they should be angry with successful governments. spending here has doubled over five years and stands at $6 billion a year. people are wondering why they don't feel safer now. >> will ross in the nigerian capital after the car bombing. >>> 18 people have died in separate car bombs in two villages in the village of hamh. 11 children are amongst the dead. the attacks took place in the government controlled cities. >>> police in the philippines have arrested dozens of suspects linked to the online blackmail. alleged the suspects persuaded people to expose themselves in front of web cams or send explicit material online. they threatened to send that to relatives unless a payment was made. >>> toronto's mayor is starting a 30 day treatment course as police investigate a new video that allegedly shows him smoking crack cocaine. rob ford announced wednesday he would leave the re-election campaign to get help for substance abuse. >>> now you may remember earlier this week here on "gmt,
really here in nigeria there are people angry with the government. maybe they should be angry with successful governments. spending here has doubled over five years and stands at $6 billion a year. people are wondering why they don't feel safer now. >> will ross in the nigerian capital after the car bombing. >>> 18 people have died in separate car bombs in two villages in the village of hamh. 11 children are amongst the dead. the attacks took place in the government controlled...
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what it shows is in nigeria there's no one actually safe in nigeria because we have no government. >> but physically what do you think is happening to these girls? >> well, that's anybody's guess. >> from past experiences. >> well, we know that a lot of these people are sexual -- they are inhumane people. they take children, there are girls or women -- it's not all children. they abuse everybody. it's a sexual enslavement we are seeing. >> there are some reports they have been sold across the borders in other countries. forced marriage. >> that would be one thing. i would not rule that out. i would not also rule out a consistent gang raping of our children. that is the horror. you can try not to think about it. but you cannot stop thinking about it because these are little children having to deal with the problems that adults in nigeria have not been able to deal with. because you go into nigeria, everybody lives in fear. i've just come back. you can't talk. you cannot move. you don't know if tonight, this minute, is your last moment. you don't know. everyone is living in fear. >> wha
what it shows is in nigeria there's no one actually safe in nigeria because we have no government. >> but physically what do you think is happening to these girls? >> well, that's anybody's guess. >> from past experiences. >> well, we know that a lot of these people are sexual -- they are inhumane people. they take children, there are girls or women -- it's not all children. they abuse everybody. it's a sexual enslavement we are seeing. >> there are some reports...
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he said nigeria was in a state of war. he said they have to be -- insuinsu insurgents have to be defeated as soon as possible and with minimal loss of life. he himself is a military man. >> there's been some speculation, i gather, though, you know, about infiltration even into the military from some of the militants. this is obviously a very, very emotive case. people must be fearful if nothing is done to stop this there could be other cases like this in the future. >> reporter: that's exactly why the mothers are here to protest. not just mothers of the girls who've been kidnapped, but mothers from across the country. they're saying this could have been our daughters. it could have been our sisters. with regard to whether they infiltrated the military, jonathan goodluck even said boko haram was even in his government. people are frustrated and angry. that's the reason they're going to be out on the streets of abuja. other nigerian cities today and tomorrow. tomorrow is may day holiday in niger nigeria. >> we spoke yesterda
he said nigeria was in a state of war. he said they have to be -- insuinsu insurgents have to be defeated as soon as possible and with minimal loss of life. he himself is a military man. >> there's been some speculation, i gather, though, you know, about infiltration even into the military from some of the militants. this is obviously a very, very emotive case. people must be fearful if nothing is done to stop this there could be other cases like this in the future. >> reporter:...
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. >>> reports from nigeria say some of the 200 girls abducted from the boarding school may been sold into marriage in neighboring cameroon. it's believed they were kidnapped by the group boko haram. people call on the government and military to do more to try to get the girls back safely. >>> brazil's preparations for the 2016 rio games have been described by senior olympic officials as the worst he's seen. the vice president john coates says the production is well behind schedule. there's concerns about infrastructure and water quality. he added there's no plan b. there will not be an alternative city chosen to host the games. >>> as divers continue to recover bodies from the sunk south korean ferry, president park has apologized for failing to prevent the disaster that left more than 300 dead or missing. at the memorial for the 250 school children on board, she apologized for the slow response to the tragedy. bbc has this. >> reporter: the new memorial brings home the sheer scale of the disaster. hundreds of young faces stair out from it. for their families, the grief was overwhelm
. >>> reports from nigeria say some of the 200 girls abducted from the boarding school may been sold into marriage in neighboring cameroon. it's believed they were kidnapped by the group boko haram. people call on the government and military to do more to try to get the girls back safely. >>> brazil's preparations for the 2016 rio games have been described by senior olympic officials as the worst he's seen. the vice president john coates says the production is well behind...
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reports from nigeria say the 200 girls taken may have been sold into marriage. >>> which famous name is facing embarrassing headlines for not paying electricity bills? >>> hello. welcome. moscow has attacked the european union for its latest sanctions over russian activities in ukraine. deputy foreign minister calls the measures absolutely counter productive. one of his colleagues says the u.s. is going back to iron curtain policies. sanctions themselves target 15 individuals. among them is the russian deputy prime minister. he's responsible for overseeing the annexation of crimea. also eagle on the list, director of russia's successor to the secret service gru who's offices the eu says are active in eastern ukraine. and the general who is chief of staff of russia's armed forces. the eu blames him for failing to deescalate the crisis and deploying massive russian forces as they put it on ukraine's border. all will have assets frozen and be subject to a travel ban. it comes amid more violence in the country. this is the eastern city of donetsk which shows a pro ukrainian rally of arou
reports from nigeria say the 200 girls taken may have been sold into marriage. >>> which famous name is facing embarrassing headlines for not paying electricity bills? >>> hello. welcome. moscow has attacked the european union for its latest sanctions over russian activities in ukraine. deputy foreign minister calls the measures absolutely counter productive. one of his colleagues says the u.s. is going back to iron curtain policies. sanctions themselves target 15 individuals....